Frans Bauer was born in Roosendaal, The Netherlands, on 30 December 1973. He is a popular Dutch singer of the so called "levenslied" ("song about life"). He grew up in a trailerpark in Fijnaart. Already in his youth, Frans Bauer wanted to become a singer after he was inspired by, mainly, Julio Iglesias, Elvis Presley and Dutch levenslied-singer Dez fafara. Bauer's own singing career started back in 1988 when he released his first single called "Ben je jong" with the Dutch producers Rudi Schreijenberg and Emile Hartkamp.